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From: phaedrus@milton.u.washington.edu (Mark Phaedrus)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hypercard
Subject: Re: System 6.0.7 vs. Hypercard 1.2.5
Message-ID: <9478@milton.u.washington.edu>
Date: 18 Oct 90 08:17:57 GMT
References: <47242@cornell.UUCP>
Organization: University of Washington, Seattle
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In article <47242@cornell.UUCP> hal@cs.cornell.edu (Hal Perkins) writes:
>The ReadMe file on the System Tools 6.0.7 disk includes the amazing
>statement:

>	You must use HyperCard 2.0 with System Software 6.0.7.
>	Hypercard 1.2.5 or any earlier version is not compatible with
>	System Software 6.0.7.

>What's the deal here?  Why does HyperCard 1.2.5 work with System 6.0.5
>but not with 6.0.7?  So much for upward compatability.

     More to the immediate point, don't the folks at Apple (who-I-like-very-
much-so-don't-take-this-as-a-flame-thank-you-very-much) see a bit of a
problem in making a system release available on their ftp site that breaks
what until recently was considered a fundamental part of system software,
without making the upgraded version of that part of system software available
as well?

     I installed it and (briefly) liked the new features, but had to go back
to 6.0.5; my whole computing environment revolves around HC...

     (Sigh.  I wish I had time to go to user group meetings... :) )-- 
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